China state media calls on British Museum to return artefacts - BBC News
The editorial sparked discussion, with the topic "please return Chinese antiquities" the top trend on Weibo.
5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockBy Fan WangBBC News A call for the British Museum to return Chinese artefacts after the recent alleged theft of about 2,000 items is heating up social media in the country.
The demand became the most trending topic on Weibo after an editorial in a state-run nationalist newspaper.
In the piece published on Sunday night, Global Times asked the museum to give back all Chinese cultural relics "free of charge".
The Chinese government has not commented on the issue yet.
The BBC has reached out to the British Museum for comment but is yet to hear back.
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